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Description: Westmoreland and Hanover, Jamaica. Downtown Negril, the West End cliff resorts to the south of downtown, and the ... more

Negril ... southern portion of the seven mile beach are in Westmoreland. The northernmost resorts on the beach are actually located in Hanover. Both parishes are part of the county of Cornwall. The nearest large town and capital of Westmoreland is Savanna-la-Mar. For years, Negril's has been rated as one of the top ten beaches in the world by many travel magazines. The north end of the beach is home to the large, all-inclusive resorts, and to the south are the smaller, family-run hotels. This combination gives the Negril area a large variety of rooms, services and prices. South of downtown Negril is West End Road, known as the cliff area, which is lined with resorts that offer more privacy. These areas offer easy access to waters good for snorkeling and diving, with jumping points reaching more than 40 feet high. Rick's Cafe is a great place to watch the cliff jumpers or become a cliff jumper yourself. Rick's is considered one of the 1,000 places to go before you die.

Newest Review: ... per night). We stayed in the RIU Tropical Bay (for which I have already written a review), the RIU Negril is also here. At the other end of the scale, you will find many small hotels, guesthouses and private villas. If even this stretches your budget, you will find very basic rooms available for under $50 a night. You'll find a lot more of the reasonbly priced places on the cliffs, although ... more

... you'll not then be directly on the beach. Even at the 5 star resorts, don't expect 5 star (by US standard) treatment, this is Jamaica and everything works at a different pace. Attractions To be honest, there isn't a whole lot of things to see or do in N...more

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Negril: The best sunsets on the island (1168 words)
by - written on 14/01/06 (Very useful, 1076 readings)
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Intro Negril is a tourist town on the NW of the island of Jamaica. Numerous hotels of all sizes and budgets are located along this, essentially one street town. You'll also find a never ending assortment of bars, cafes and restaurants, many located right on the beach. Getting Here Chances are if you fly into Jamaica, you'll land in Montego Bay. Negril is located about and hour and a half to the West. Your choices are transport are light aircraft, taxi or hire car. You can also get a bus but it doesn't go directly from the airport. A one way 15 minute flight with TimAir will cost you around $70 each. A private taxi can be bargained ... Read the complete review

Negril, Jamaica - home of Hedonism II (1424 words)
by - written on 06/11/02 (Very useful, 2529 readings)
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Not that I went there whilst I was in Jamaica. However I was a fair few miles away, near the West Cliffs of Negril, home of amazing sunsets. About 5 minutes after getting past customs at Mo'Bay airport, I was greeted by a friendly porter in full uniform who quickly pulled out a pack of ganga (cannabis) and asked me if I wanted to buy some. Not being a stranger to the Carribean, I expected some people to offer me drugs whilst I stayed there. I did not go all inclusive. I don't do so - cos the temptation would be to not leave the resort, and then you'd miss on the most interesting part of the holiday - seeing how the locals live. Some ... Read the complete review

Negril: Jamaica? No she wanted to! (700 words)
by - written on 02/03/01 (Very useful, 385 readings)
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For my 18th birthday I was presented a fantastic surprise from my wonderful boyfriend, inside my card was a picture of a beach and two tickets to Jamaica leaving four days later!!! We flew from Manchester to Montego Bay in Jamaica which took around 9 1/2 hours. The first thing you notice is the heat, it is like stepping into an oven, the second is how laid back everyone is. Mo' Bay as it is called by the locals is the capital of Jamaican tourism. From there we drove for 2 1/2 hours to Negril where we were to stay. During the drive, we realised what a poor country Jamaica was, we were shocked to go through the "parish's" and see ... Read the complete review